 | The Law of Banking and Financial Institutions
by Carnell, Macey, Miller
Edition/Year: 4th ed., 2009
ISBN: 9780735552852
Format: Hardcover-New
SKU: 93279
Our Low Price: $139.95 | | Availability: This item ships within the next business day. | The Law of Banking and Financial Institutions again takes its place as the most effective foundation text available on the law surrounding traditional commercial banks and other depository institutions. This edition builds on the comprehensive yet concise approach on which instructors have come to depend. This casebook:
Explains the nature, content, and scope of the rules that regulate banking in ways that make the material meaningful and relevant to students;
Encompasses the history, regulation, regulatory powers, and globalization of financial institutions;
Examines the role of the bank in modern society including explorations of policy implications;
Makes enlightening connections between traditional commercial banks and other depository institutions;
Employs an effective cases-and-notes pedagogy that blends clear introductions to legal concepts with a mixture of rhetorical and problem-like questions;
Begins with a strong introductory history and overview of banking, nontraditional depository institutions, and banking regulation, giving students a solid foundation on which to build their understanding;
Revised chapters on Securities Powers of Banking Institutions and International Banking, that cover these crucial topics more accessibly;
The latest cases and changes in the law, especially the Gramm-Leach-Biley Act of 1999.
Table of Contents includes:
Entry into the Business of Banking;
Regulation of the Banking Business;
Safety and
Soundness Safeguards;
Geographic Limitations;
Affiliations Between Banks and Other Companies;
Insurance and Securities Powers of Banking Institutions;
Investment Companies and the Mutual Fund Industry;
Examination and Enforcement;
Bank Failure;
International Banking. |
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